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Maui County

Hawaii · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
164,522
Median household income
$97,161
People below poverty
9.2%
Median home value
$904,700

Income

The median income of households in Maui County, Hawaii was $97,161. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 19.4
$150,000 to $199,999 11.4
$200,000 or more 17.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64547
Female 54377

An estimated 77.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,835. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.7
Social Security 41.1
Retirement income 29.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 4.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.2

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.6% and public coverage was 37.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, Maui County, Hawaii had a total population of 164,522 - 82,576 (50.2%) females and 81,946 (49.8%) males. The median age was 43.2 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 29.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 4582 4239
5 to 9 4401 4988
10 to 14 6000 4453
15 to 19 4514 4346
20 to 24 3873 3970
25 to 29 4242 4420
30 to 34 4864 5117
35 to 39 5992 5584
40 to 44 5261 5771
45 to 49 5165 5068
50 to 54 5473 5239
55 to 59 5703 5520
60 to 64 5616 5992
65 to 69 5191 5398
70 to 74 5076 4962
75 to 79 3260 3380
80 to 84 1563 1803
85 and over 1170 2326

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.2% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 3.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 28.2% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 28.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.6% of the people in Maui County, Hawaii were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 29% of the people in Maui County, Hawaii were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 55,841 households in Maui County, Hawaii. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Married-couple households made up 50% of the households in Maui County, Hawaii while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 18% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.5% of all households.

In Maui County, Hawaii, 32.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51% of males and 48.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.8 29.5
Now married, except separated 51 48.6
Separated 1 1.2
Widowed 2.7 8.7
Divorced 9.5 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Maui County, Hawaii, 7,318 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.9% of the people living in Maui County, Hawaii were U.S. natives. 50.9% of the Maui County, Hawaii population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.1% of Maui County, Hawaii residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Maui County, Hawaii come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Maui County, Hawaii.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 9.5
Asia 70.9
Europe 7.4
Africa 1.3
Northern America 5
Oceania 5.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024, 22 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.5% of people at least five years old; 9.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 17.7
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.9 % of the people at least one year old living in Maui County, Hawaii were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.9
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Maui County, Hawaii was 31,867 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 2,117 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 24,330. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,420.

Educational Attainment of People in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.8
High school diploma or equivalency 30.2
Some college, no degree 22.1
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 20.6
Graduate or professional degree 10.3

Disability

In Maui County, Hawaii, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Maui County, Hawaii, 59.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 61,053 76.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 11,670 14.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 7,170 8.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Maui County, Hawaii worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.6
Construction 8
Manufacturing 2.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 22.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 26,026 32.5
Service occupations 21,410 26.7
Sales and office occupations 17,111 21.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 8,701 10.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,873 8.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.3% of Maui County, Hawaii workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 2.1
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 10.2

In 2020-2024, Maui County, Hawaii had a total of 72,279 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 32.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 32.3
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

8.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Maui County, Hawaii was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 53.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Maui County, Hawaii had 55,841 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 16,438 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.6% while renters occupied 34.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.06 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.4% and another 28.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Maui County, Hawaii:

House Heating Fuel Used in Maui County, Hawaii in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 4
Electricity 38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 6.9
No fuel used 50.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Maui County, Hawaii was $904,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.6 % had a mortgage. 37.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,821 and for owners without a mortgage it was $593.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Maui County, Hawaii was $1,916. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.